“We look forward to seven powerful and memorable evenings that will both enlighten and inform our audiences,” said Robert Morris University President Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. “Next season we will welcome some of the most celebrated, captivating, and influential personalities of our time. We are also delighted by our special partnership with Trib Total Media which is joining us as co-presenter of this wonderful series."

From Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H to Arnold Vinick on The West Wing, Alan Alda has been a staple on American television for more than four decades. He earned 32 Emmy nominations and six Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Well known for California Suite,The Four Seasons and other movies, he also was nominated for an Academy Award for The Aviator.

Julia Gillard’s political career was crowned by her service as Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the Australian Labor Party from 2010 to 2013. She was the first woman to hold either position. Born in Wales, Gillard moved with her family to Adelaide when she was a child. Her earlier political career included numerous cabinet and shadow cabinet positions.

After leading a Marine rifle platoon in Vietnam, Robert S. Mueller, III attended law school and started his career working in the U.S. Attorney’s offices in both San Francisco and Boston, and then in the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2001, he was nominated as FBI Director, starting in that position only one week before the Sept. 11 attacks.

Considered by Forbes magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in Media, Arianna Huffington (photo at:is best known as the founder of the news website, The Huffington Post. The site has become one of the most widely read, linked to, and frequently cited media brands on the Internet. In 2012, the site won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting.

P.W. Singer is considered the preeminent specialist on 21st century warfare. Currently a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, his work explores how science fiction has started to play out on modern day battlefields, with its emphasis on robotics and other technologies, as well as the implications of these developments for war, politics, ethics and law in our time.

David McCullough is the acclaimed author of Truman, John Adams, and most recently, The Greater Journey. This two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award has been called a National Treasure. A gifted storyteller, he has narrated several PBS documentaries, including The Civil War and Napoleon, and the motion picture Seabiscuit.

Known as a futurist and popularizer of science, Michio Kaku has written numerous books about physics and makes regular appearances on radio, television and film. A frequent host of TV specials for the BBC, Discovery Channel, the History Channel and the Science Channel, he hosts a weekly, syndicated, one-hour radio program called Explorations.

Presented by Robert Morris University and Trib Total Media, the Pittsburgh Speakers Series is sponsored by KDKA News Radio and the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.

The Pittsburgh Speakers Series is sold by series subscription only. Subscription prices range from $285 to $425. (Prices are for tickets to all seven lectures.) For tickets or information, visit www.PittsburghSpeakersSeries.org, or call 412.392.4900.

About Robert Morris University Through 60 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs across five academic schools, Robert Morris University (RMU) in Pittsburgh, Pa., works to change its students' lives so that they can go out and change the lives of others for the better. More than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate, nontraditional and online students from 37 states and 37 nations are enrolled at RMU, which sits on 230 scenic acres just 20 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. Emphasizing experiential learning, Robert Morris focuses on professional development, service learning, global awareness, undergraduate research, campus leadership, and cultural experiences, all of which are documented on our innovative Student Engagement Transcript. More than 100 clubs and organizations help students to develop leadership skills, network professionally, and meet friends. RMU also has 16 NCAA Division I athletic programs, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s ice hockey, and men's and women's lacrosse. See more at: www.rmu.edu.

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